Ottavia, Ottavia...

From Spain 2010

The Prado Museum was great - lots of art that was generally violent or naked, LOL.

We went to Circulo de Bellas Artes for a "snack" - I got two canapes expecting small ones like I've always gotten, but these were huge: anchovies and tomato, and salmon with a cream-cheese like stuff.  With it I got a delicious not-very-sweet hot chocolate with amaretto flavor, but I couldn't really taste the almond much.  Jose got a strawberry white chocolate cake that he was too moved by.

We went back to the apartment and I ironed my clothes for the opera, which was good because he got called last minute for a rehearsal because they recorded the performance tonight for a dvd.  I got to see Siobhan for a little bit before and after the show.  The audience seemed to love it... long applause!  I enjoyed it very much - and it was the first time I had seen it in person.  I liked many of the singers a lot... and it was a good-looking cast.

I ended up sitting next to conductor Alan Curtis who was a very nice guy - Jose noticed where I was sitting and told me who it was.

It's 1:30 am and I'm not particularly tired... we're planning on sleeping in because Jose has to perform again, but we're planning on going to Toledo for a little while.